Just the one upset in France

Strong winds lashed France all weekend, but the football largely remained unaffected. Just one Ligue 1 club was blown off course by lower league opposition with Caen losing away at Boulogne by three goals to one. Boulogne's reward is a home tie against high-flying Toulouse who disposed of amateurs Schirrein 8-0 as Soren Larsen bagged four for himself. Lyon also beat amateur opposition in their round-of-64 clash, sticking six past Concarneau. They move on to play Marseille tonight in the round-of-32.
Le Mans needed extra time to see off Ligue 1 bottom club Le Havre in one of the all-top-flight clashes. Jimmy Briand's double for Rennes disposed of the terminally inconsistent St Etienne and Monaco won the derby against Nice by a single goal in the others.
Lorient needed extra time against Tours, but the other Ligue 1 clubs against lower league opposition had less trouble. PSG stuck three away in Ajaccio against GFCO and Grenoble won 3-1 away at Grande-Synthe. Three was also the magic number for Lille on the northern coast at Dunkerque.
Sedan and Vitré both needed penalties to get through their ties. It took eleven penalties for Sedan to beat Romorantin, but Vitré went to 9-8 against Créteil.
The other lower league sides to get through are Guingamp, 2-0 winners over Brest, AC Ajaccio who beat Vannes 2-0 and Dijon who were comfortable 4-1 winners over Villefranche.

The round-of-16 draw has seen all bar one of those lower league clubs at home, with the Sedan v Vitré clash ensuring there'll be at least one non-Ligue 1 side in the last eight.

The draw:
Rennes v Lorient
Lille v Marseille/Lyon
Boulogne v Toulouse
AC Ajaccio v Monaco
Guingamp v Le Mans
Dijon v Grenoble
Rodez v PSG
Sedan v Vitré

Shocks look improbable, though Monaco's trip to Corsica won't be plain sailing and Guingamp might fancy their chances against Le Mans, but the other Ligue 1 sides all look very heavy favourites.



A late edit:
Karim Benzema's early goal was enough to see off Marseille tonight, the first time Lyon have beaten OM in the cup since 1973. It's Benzema's first goal of 2009 and it came in the second minute of the match off César Delgado's cross. With half an hour remaining, Adbul Kedar Keita picked up a second booking in a bad tempered game, leaving Lyon down a man, but Marseille couldn't take advantage, though Hugo Lloris saved well from ex-Lyon forward Sylvain Wiltord late on. The reigning champions move on to face Lille in the next round.